Now Available — The Self-Hosted Discord Alternative

Your Server.
Your Squad.
Your Rules.

BROARchat is a self-hosted Discord alternative that runs on your own hardware. Voice, video, chat, soundboard, music bot — all of it, no identification, no surveillance, no BS.

Your Data
Per Message
100%
Your Control
HD
Voice & Video
chat.broarchat.com
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Text Channels
# general
# gaming
# clips
Voice Channels
🔊 Gaming VC
Xr4ven
KingSlayer
🎵 Music Bot
# general
X
Xr4ven Today 9:42 PM
anyone up for ranked tonight? 👀
K
KingSlayer 9:43 PM
I'm down, warming up in ARAM rn
Z
Zephyr 9:44 PM
@everyone vc in 10 mins 🎮
N
Nova 9:44 PM
LFG!! soundboard is ready 🔊
Message #general
Online — 4
X
Xr4ven
K
KingSlayer
Z
Zephyr
N
Nova
Built for real communities,
not enterprise demos.
Every feature ships on day one. No paywalled basics, no feature-flagged essentials.
💬
Rich Text Channels
Messages with reactions, file attachments, GIF search, link previews, pinning, replies, and self-destructing messages. Everything a live chat needs.
🎙️
Crystal-Clear Voice
High-fidelity voice rooms with push-to-talk, deafen, and AI-powered noise cancellation — so background noise stays out of every conversation.
📹
HD Video & Screen Share
Camera rooms, screen sharing with codec selection (VP8/VP9/AV1), resolution control, and picture-in-picture. Full video conferencing built in.
🔊
Soundboard
Upload custom audio clips per space and fire them into any voice room with one tap. Airhorn, drum roll, notifications — your community's own sound library.
🎵
Music Streaming Bot
Built-in music bot that streams audio directly into voice channels. Queue management, pause, resume, volume control — all from inside the chat.
🏠
Spaces & Channels
Organize your community into Spaces, each with their own text and voice channels, categories, roles, custom emoji, wallpapers, and discovery settings.
😄
Custom Emoji Packs
Upload your own animated or static emoji to any Space. Accessible in every channel within that community. Full GIF support throughout.
🛡️
Moderation Suite
Role hierarchy, per-channel permissions, invite links, timed bans with reasons, member kick, and a full audit log so admins always know what happened.
✉️
Direct Messages
Private one-on-one messaging with the same rich features as channels. Real-time delivery, read receipts, file sharing, and inline GIF support.
🎨
Themes & Wallpapers
Ten built-in UI themes, custom user glow colors, per-space wallpapers with blur and opacity controls. Every Space can have its own visual identity.
🔔
Smart Notifications
Unread badges per channel and Space, @mention signals, typing indicators, and configurable notification sounds. Never miss what matters.
📌
Pinned Messages & Replies
Pin important messages to any channel, reply in-thread to keep conversations organized, and search through message history.
📱
Mobile Web App
A full mobile experience right in your browser — voice, video, and chat on the go. Add it to your home screen as an installable app; no App Store required.
🎭
Voice Changer
Real-time voice effects in any voice channel. Change your pitch, add reverb, or use presets — robot, deep, chipmunk, and more. No third-party software needed.
🌐
Spatial 3D Audio
Positional audio in voice rooms. Hear members from left, right, near, and far based on where they're placed in the virtual space. Immersive by default.
Cross-Platform
Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus any modern mobile browser on iOS and Android. One server, every device. Switch platforms mid-conversation without losing your place.
Audio you'll
actually want to use.

BROARchat's voice engine delivers real-time audio and video at the quality your community deserves — not the quality a big company decided was "good enough."

  • AI Noise Cancellation
    Suppresses keyboards, fans, and background chatter in real time.
  • Screen Share with Codec Control
    Choose VP8, VP9, or AV1. Set resolution and frame rate exactly how you want.
  • Picture-in-Picture
    Pop out video into a floating window while you browse other channels.
  • Persistent Voice Rooms
    Rooms stay open. Join and leave freely. No meeting to schedule.
  • Speaking Indicators
    Real-time visual speaker detection. Always know who's talking.
  • Voice Changer
    Real-time pitch and effect presets — robot, deep, chipmunk, reverb. Built right in.
  • Spatial 3D Audio
    Positional audio places members left, right, near, and far. Immersive and disorienting in the best way.
🎙️
Admin — Speaking
🎙️
Member
📹
Camera On
🖥️
Screen Share
Voice Room · #gaming-vc
A
AdminSpeaking
M
Member
G
Guest
One platform,
many communities.
Create distinct Spaces for every group, project, or interest. Each with its own identity, channels, roles, and members.
🚀
Product Team
142 members · Private
Invite Only12 ChannelsRoles
🎮
Gaming Lounge
891 members · Public
DiscoverableSoundboardMusic
🎨
Creative Studio
234 members · Public
Custom EmojiWallpaperGallery
Your data never leaves
your machine.
Run BROARchat on any hardware — a home server, a VPS, or a dedicated box. You own every message, every file, every voice packet.
🔒
Total Privacy
Messages, files, and call metadata stay on your server. No third-party telemetry. No data mining. Your community's conversations are nobody else's business.
💰
No Per-User Fees
Pay once for a license — not per seat, not per message, not per GB. Scale your community as large as your hardware allows without watching a billing counter.
⚙️
Full Admin Control
Configure everything from the built-in admin panel — voice engine settings, email, custom emoji limits, registration controls, maintenance mode. No support tickets required.
📦
One-Click Windows Installer
Download the Windows setup wizard, fill in your domain and preferences, click install. BROARchat runs as a background service and starts automatically on boot.
Start free.
Scale when you're ready.
Try free with up to 5 users. Founding members get 50% off Gamer & Pro — forever locked in at launch price.
Community
Free
Try it free — 5 users, voice & video only. No credit card.
  • 5 users
  • Voice rooms
  • HD Video calls
  • Screen sharing
  • Community support
Get Started Free
Gamer
$14/mo$7/mo
Launch price — half off for founding members. Squads up to 25.
  • Up to 25 users
  • Up to 20 Spaces
  • Everything in Community
  • Music bot included
  • Custom emoji & soundboard
  • Email support
Get Gamer License
Business
$99/mo
For organizations and large active communities.
  • Up to 500 users
  • Unlimited Spaces
  • Everything in Pro
  • Multi-site license
  • Custom branding
  • Dedicated support
Get Business License
Need something sized for an enterprise? Custom deployments, air-gapped installs, unlimited scale, and SLA contracts.
Contact us for a quote →

All licenses are per-instance, not per-seat. Annual plans available — contact us for details.

Host a server.
Bring your members.
The server runs on your own hardware. Members connect from the desktop app — or any browser.
Run it on Windows or Linux — the same server, your choice of platform.
Server · Windows
Windows Installer
Run your own server on Windows — one installer, everything bundled.
Download the installer, fill in your domain and preferences, click install. Everything is bundled and runs as native Windows background services — no Docker, no WSL2, no container engine. Works on your local network right away, no domain name required.
⊞ Download Server for Windows
System requirements: 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 • 8 GB RAM • 20 GB free disk space
Server · Linux / Docker
Docker Compose
Run your own server on Linux with Docker Compose — one command.
The same BROARchat server, packaged as a standard Docker Compose stack — gateway, media SFU, database, and identity service. Download the package, unpack it, and bring the whole stack up with docker compose up.
🐳 Download Server for Linux
Requires Docker Engine 24+ and the docker compose plugin. A domain or static IP is recommended for public access.
How your members connect. Optional — any modern browser works too.
Client · Windows
Desktop App
Optional native app for members — HW-accelerated 4K screen share, global push-to-talk, in-game overlay. Connects to any BROARchat server.
The native Windows client for members who want the extras a browser can't do: hardware-accelerated screen sharing up to 4K/60fps, a global push-to-talk hotkey, and an in-game overlay. It auto-updates and connects to any BROARchat server.
⊞ Download the Desktop App
64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11. This is the client — not a server.
Client · Any device
Just use a browser
No install at all — members open your server's address in any modern browser.
Every feature runs right in the browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android — voice, video, and chat included. Members can add it to their home screen as an installable web app. Nothing to download; the desktop app above is purely optional.
Works on any modern browser — no App Store, no download required.